News &amp; Features - April 2010

Perry Valcore and his wife Barbara Valcore, not pictured, spent Sunday in an empty lot off Lincoln selling Perry's old tools. The Ft. Collins veteran could be staring down some serious surgeries in the near future and decided to sell his stuff, donating the money to the American Legion, instead of sticking it in storage.

Brandy Smith, right, waits for her daughter, Austin Acres, center right, to bowl at her own benefit. The group congregated at Sweetheart Lanes, Sunday, with friends and family to support and celebrate Acres' recent heart transplant. From left to right, Kash Anderson, 5, Kainen Smith, 6, and J.D. Hernandez.

Austin Acres, 7, shares a cheesy nacho with her grandfather, Mark Acres, Sunday, at Sweetheart Lanes. Acres' family and friends came out to the bowling benefit in support of her recent heart surgery.

Scott Peters, a certified energy rater and building analyst, speaks about how to lead a more sustainable lifestyle during the Northern Colorado Renewable Energy Society's Sustainable Building Forum on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Pulliam Community Building in downtown Loveland.

McKee Medical Center chaplain Bruce Rippe stands Friday in the hospital's new chapel that was recently completed after ten weeks of construction and almost a decade of planning.

Stained glass windows are a prominant feature at the front of the new chapel at McKee Medical Center.

Stained glass windows are a prominant feature at the front of the new chapel at McKee Medical Center.

The new chapel at McKee Medical center features stained glass and an entire wall with glass panels depicting a grove of aspen trees.

Namaqua Elementary School fifth grader Orion Schroeder, 11, left, demonstrates his science fair project to second graders Max Huckaby, 7, Galen Siebrandt, 8, Madilenn Baca, 7, and Jonathan Otte, 7, during the science walk event on Thursday. Orion's experiment was to see which type of food would best motivate his Siberian-Russian dwarf hamster named Sugar to navigate a maze. He determined that yogurt treats worked best to motivate Sugar. Fifth graders displayed their projects to students, parents and teachers during a preview for a science walk and art show later Thursday evening as part of a school fundraiser.

Mountain View High School multi-sport athlete Erin Stumbaugh poses Wednesday on the soccer field outside the school. Stumbaugh wanted to promote attendance at high school sports and has recently started distributing free tickets to seniors.

Loveland High School principal Fred Dreier, right, chats with students during their lunch break Wednesday in the school's cafeteria. Seated at front from left are Cynthia Smith and Carissa O'Connor and at rear from left are Ashe Marbury, Brian Prout and Edward Van Norman. Dreier is retiring after 40 years as an educator including 23 years as a social sciences teacher.

Kamryn Adent, age 4, works to clean the entire length of the passageway during her volunteer time at Hearts for Horses on Wednesday.

Lay Reader and Chalice Bearer Joyce Moore holds a hymnal open for Father Sathi Bunyan as he blesses the communion wine. The two took the congregation outside Easter morning for a sunrise service.

Lindsey Ranz, 10, decorates a cross with flowers in the All Saints' Epsicopal Church, Sunday, as part of a children's involvement activity for Easter.

Father Sathi Bunyan leads his congregation in a sunrise service to greet the Easter morning, Sunday. Here, they are preparing to take communion.

Landon Smith relaxes into the task of donating his blood at the United Methodist Church of Berthoud's blood drive, held all morning Easter Sunday.

Bob Tally not only showed up for church Sunday morning, but also gave blood during the United Methodist Church of Berthoud's blood drive.

Genna Stobbe, 7, right, hoists an Easter basket full of goodies she won durig an Easter egg hunt at The Hillcrest on Saturday morning as she stands with her sister, Kailee Stobbe, 11, left, and cousin, Maya Stobbe, 6.

Quinn Jones, 5, right, grabs a few pieces of candy on display in the lobby of The Hillcrest, 535 N. Douglas Ave., after he and his brother, Riley Jones, 3, participated with other children in an Easter egg hunt there on Saturday.

Four-year-old Faith Turner of Loveland, front, dashes around the lawn with her Easter basket while she and other youngsters look for hidden eggs during an Easter egg hunt Saturday at The Hillcrest, 535 N. Douglas Ave.

Four-year-old Faith Turner of Loveland, front, dashes around the lawn with her Easter basket while she and other youngsters look for hidden eggs during an Easter egg hunt Saturday at The Hillcrest, 535 N. Douglas Ave.

Members of the Thompson Valley High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble perform Saturday, April 3, 2010 during the Rocky Mountain Percussion Association Championships at the Budweiser Events Center.

Members of the Thompson Valley High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble perform Saturday, April 3, 2010 during the Rocky Mountain Percussion Association Championships at the Budweiser Events Center.